San Clemente Mayor Steven Swartz, who was in his first term on the City Council, has died. He was 71. City officials confirmed the longtime San Clemente resident died Wednesday morning, May 8, while on vacation in Palm Springs. Swartz was elected to the City Council in 2016 and was appointed mayor in December. “Everyone…
California education officials have recommended against suggesting teachers use certain books to help students understand sex education. The State Board of Education is scheduled to vote on new sex-education guidance for California’s public school teachers. On Wednesday, a few hundred concerned…
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON — TV pitches for prescription drugs will soon include the price, giving consumers more information upfront as they make medication choices at a time when new drugs can carry anxiety-inducing prices. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday the Trump administration has finalized regulations requiring drug companies to disclose…
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it will not participate in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Warrant Service Officer Program. The program allows for local authorities to arrest and temporarily detain immigrants in the United States illegally on behalf of the agency, regardless…
Actress Lori Loughlin has lost acting gigs and been the subject of public wrath after being charged in the college admissions scandal. But beyond the court of public opinion, how strong is the legal case against Loughlin and her fashion designer husband? That is the question her legal team is now…
Nipsey Hussle’s stretch of Slauson Avenue has largely been overlooked by the gentrification boom that has transformed so many neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The lack of investment in the Hyde Park section of South L.A. shows on the faces of distressed buildings, some still etched with the names…
Dorothy Clark grew up a short stroll from where she now lives, and she looks back fondly on the simple joys of a carefree childhood in Mid-City Los Angeles. “We used to ride bikes, roller skate and put on plays in the street,” said Clark, who also recalls pedaling over to the landmark Carthay Circle…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON — The White House is invoking executive privilege, reserving the right to block the full release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia probe, escalating President Donald Trump’s battle with Congress. The administration’s decision was announced just as the House Judiciary Committee was gaveling in…
LAGUNA BEACH — Greg Salmeri loves to collect eclectic items from around the world and then find the perfect spot for each piece. In some cases, it can take years. “The process of creating is hard to explain,” he said during a recent tour of his Laguna Beach garden, as he plopped down on an…
Nearly three years after the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it would end a monopoly on who can grow cannabis for legally sanctioned research, there’s still only one federally authorized cannabis cultivator in the United States. And the limited supply of research cannabis is hampering the speed, quality and range of studies that scientists can conduct…
